Your IT: "Your account is now secured with a PIN, adding an extra layer of security to your account." Your Users: "Great idea! I'll just use my credit card PIN, that way I will always remember my ...

The security of our personal devices is more important than ever. Donna, a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, reached out with a distressing situation that many of us might find all too relatable.

In this guide we’ll explain what to do if you forget your Android password, pin or pattern. Our smartphones and tablets are very secure these days especially with the rise of fingerprint scanners. As ...

Locking your Android smartphone with a password, PIN or unlock pattern is your first defense against those who would use it for malicious purposes like stealing your info or sending joke texts to your ...

As users of this digital age, we have many different choices, says Chad Hammond, a digital security expert at NordPass. You can enable or disable web cookies ...

Password health is important, but don’t overlook the humble PIN, too. Often just four digits, it stands between bad actors and major parts of your life: your bank account, your smartphone, your home ...

Error 0x8009002d occurs when you try to sign in to your computer after it wakes up from Sleep or Hibernate using a PIN or Password, as well as when changing your PIN ...

What causes incorrect PIN error on Windows 11? The message “You’ve entered an incorrect PIN too many times” in Windows occurs when a user enters the wrong PIN ...

Can bad actors use your stolen phone PIN to change your Google account password? Sadly, yes, they can, and recent reports have explained how this is possible. Some people might be aware of this threat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. While Microsoft recently made an unprecedented change to the ...